Ngaponing Rutual from Lombok,Indonesia

Before beginning the ritual ngaponing heritage, or heirloom weapons cleaning, some residents Bayan, North Lombok regency, this first perform a ritual prayer, pleading for their ancestors to bless their ritual this time. So that the implementation ngaponing heritage, they will run, run smoothly and things happen that are not desirable.

16 people or a traditional leaders called the chaplain and maq lokak, had gathered in a hall that berugaq or used as a weapon cleaning heritage.

Four people piper Bayan members of traditional arts called the god of arts flute, placed at the four corners of berugaq to accompany this sacred ritual ngaponing.

Ritualpun begins. One by one weapon heritage heritage of hundreds of parrots on this earlier, removed from storage. Then one of the sons of Bayan chaplain, were entrusted to lead the prayer of salvation.

Furthermore heirloom weapon consisting of a number of kris and spears, out of its holster and began to be cleaned by 16 people maq lokaq chaplain and in turn, use water and juice as well as perforated coins, which had prayed the day before.

Cleaning is also accompanied by a heritage of traditional arts dancers flute god, which consists of several men and women. As long as they dance around the clearing where the execution of the cleaning berugak heirloom weapons, these weapons until the cleaning done.

After all the weapons in the wash is complete, the remaining water used to clean the weapon was taken by some residents, which is believed to cure diseases by drunk or smeared on diseased parts of the body.

With the implementation of ritual ngaponing heritage, residents Bayan also believe they have devoted to the ancestors and believe the days ahead, they will be protected from the army and danger.